City manager review shows commission discord

Tsuchiyama evaluations range from scathing to glowing

4:23 PM,
Aug. 23, 2013

Ken Tsuchiyama

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Ken Tsuchiyama received the same average performance score this year as he did in 2012, but survey comments reveal a growing divide among Battle Creek city commissioners on how they feel about his performance as city manager.

While some commissioners praised Tsuchiyama for the city's sound finances and his work with nearby governments, others gave scathing evaluations of the city manager, saying he had a "stonewalled approach to handling of a disagreement," an insulting attitude and that "his enthusiasm is on the wrong side of whats (sic) right for Battle Creek."